I spend my last four months with learning German in DKFA, Munich. I think 20 hours per week is enough to stick my life with this language along time. Of course i still need more time to be able to both write and speak German fluently, but i am good enough already for the daily conversation, i guess. Some of my friends asked me which language is more difficult, English or German? I will give a “brief introduction” here to answer the question.
What is the first sentence that you learned in English? It will give so many possibility, but i am sure that two of them are : HOW ARE YOU and I LOVE YOU. So, let us take them for examples.
January 12th, 2008 : FC Bayern Muenchen vs Olympic Team China : 7-2
Visit Allianz Stadium for the first time, watch a live soccer match for the first time, watch an international soccer match for the first time, see many famous soccer players for the first time.
I read these terms from PC Magazine (January 2008). They try to represent the computer security terms in real life situations, in a funny way, i think.
TROJAN HORSES : “Hey, kids, I found this big box of free iPods out on the porch. Help me get it into the house!”
PHISHING : “Hey, honey, this guy behind me in line at the ATM said he needed to confirm my PIN number for the bank. Don’t worry, he said that the $200 he withdrew is for ‘account verification’ purpose only.”
FIREWALL UPDATES : “Hey, Bill, I understand why you had to take off the back door to get the new fridge into the house, but that was last week. It might be time to put it back on; that creepy neighbor kid has watched us eat dinner three times this week.”
ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION : “Hey, Doc. It’s me, Larry. Ever since I got back from Tijuana things haven’t felt quite right. Should I see a specialist? Is Dr. Norton in our insurance network?”
PASSWORD MANAGEMENT :
Clothing store clerk : “I can ring these up for you. All i need is your password.”
Ted : “It’s Judith.”
Clerk : “Hmm, says here in our customer database that your wife’s name is Helen.”
Ted : “Um, Judith is Helen in hexadecimal encryption.”
Clerk : “Riiight.”
Ted : “Just ring up the damn lingerie!”
